It’s always a good time to give back and support the community. What better way to do that than to  show love to some of Atlanta’s black startup businesses?

Do you have a black business in Atlanta? If so, I’m sure you can benefit from the support of the community. If you are a customer looking to support black-owned businesses, there are some avenues you should know about.

This article will show you how to support black-owned businesses in Atlanta. I’ll also highlight what Google is doing what it can to amplify black businesses on its platform with several initiatives.

How You Can Support Black Businesses

Why not see if you can support the businesses, which are all recipients of Georgia’s Google for Startups Black Founders Fund.

The number of black businesses nationwide peaked in 2021, driven by a nearly 40% gain in February 2021 compared to the same time last year.

You can do your part by supporting black establishments such as:

Atlanta also continues to lead the nation in the number of women-owned businesses, according to recent statistics.

Google Makes It Easier To Find Black Businesses In Atlanta

Google has teamed up with the U.S. Black Chambers on Black-owned Fridays to celebrate and support Black-owned businesses in the area.

The company announced that black businesses with a verified Business Profile on Google can add a Black-owned business attribute to so that customers looking to support such firms can more easily find them.

The move is part of a partnership with the U.S. Black Chambers, Inc., which has made it a mission to address the needs of local black businesses.

Support These Local Atlanta Businesses

It may require that you drive farther or that you even pay more, but supporting local businesses is essential to the health of your community.

Atlanta entrepreneur Candice McCoy, who originally wanted to be a forensic psychiatrist, built an app primarily designed for people who either can’t physically visit a salon or the salon does not cater to their needs. It works like this: Go to MeetJuicee.com and you can order on-call, in-home beauty services from licensed, talented cosmetologists. Men can also get haircuts via Juicee. Women can order custom wigs as well.

“I created Juicee with people like me in mind — new moms, disabled persons and WOC [women of color],” she said.

If you’re interested in finding more Atlanta small businesses, read on. Here are five ways to support local businesses.

1. Word of Mouth

When it comes to learning about local businesses, nothing beats word of mouth. People often hear about great businesses from networking in social media groups or from family.

Other people may get wind of a new local spot from church members or schoolmates or co-workers.

When you experience a great shopping experience on the local level, let others know about it!

2. Review Websites

Many websites have local reviews that give you a great description of what you can find inside local businesses.

Some sites with local reviews include:

3. Yellow Pages

Everybody’s kind of forgotten about using a local directory, but the Yellow Pages are still here. The online version is just as useful as the think book from back in the day.

Let your fingers do the walking and see if you can find local businesses for the products and services you need.

4. Google ‘Near Me’

One of the most convenient ways to find local resources like restaurants and other businesses is to search for it on Google.com. If you put the item you’re looking for and the words “near me” in the search bar, you’ll get all the local results.

5. Join A Civic Group

The last and perhaps best way you can learn to support local businesses is if you take some time to join or know about civic groups in and around metro Atlanta.

Some good places to start would be the:

Final Words

If you’re going to support local businesses in Atlanta, the main thing you may want to do is just get out in the community. Go walking along the Beltline or in a local park.

If you’re interested in supporting some great places to eat in your local area, here are the best black-owned restaurants in Atlanta. 

You also may be interested in the best black farms and farmers in Atlanta. And we can’t forget about the top grocery stores.

Atlanta has a lot of inspirational people and AtlantaFi.com is going to introduce you to many of them as well as cool places to go, great restaurants and other ATL happenings.

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